Jose M Atiles Osoria

Jose M Atiles Osoria is an Assistant Professor in Sociology at the University of Illinois, with affiliate appointments as Associate Professor in Latina/Latino Studies, Center for the Study of Global Gender Equity, Political Science, Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies, and College of Law. He holds a Ph.D. from the University of the Basque Country (2015) and the University of Coimbra (2014), and a B.A. from the University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez (2007).

• Education: Ph.D. (University of the Basque Country, 2015; University of Coimbra, 2014), M.A. (International Institute for the Sociology of Law, 2009), B.A. (University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez, 2007)

His research examines the sociolegal and criminological dimensions of Puerto Rico's colonial relationship with the U.S., focusing on emergency powers, crises, corruption, and the criminalization of social movements. He employs qualitative methods including ethnography and critical discourse analysis.

Recent publications address topics such as fossil capitalism's environmental impacts in the Caribbean, regulatory havens, and economic sanctions as state crimes. His work appears in journals like Environmental Politics, British Journal of Criminology, and Regulation and Governance.

• Research Areas: State-Corporate Crime, Colonial Legality, Climate Governance, Regulatory Havens, Critical Criminology, Political Economy

He teaches courses in Criminology (SOC 275), Sociology of Deviance (SOC 310), Sociology of Law (SOC 378), and Law and Society (SOC 479/SOC 596).